The patient received intravenous (IV) thrombolytic therapy at this hospital during this hospitalization.

Suggested Data Collection Question:

Does documentation exist in the medical record stating that the patient received IV thrombolytic therapy at this hospital during the present hospitalization?

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Allowable Values:

Y (Yes, IV thrombolytic was administered in this hospital during this hospitalization)

N (No, IV thrombolytic was not administered in this hospital during this hospitalization, OR unable to determine from medical record documentation)

NC (No, IV thrombolytic was not administered in this hospital during this hospitalization. A documented reason exists for not administering this therapy)

Notes for Abstraction:

This data element applies only to patients for whom IV thrombolytic therapy was initiated at this hospital. Do not abstract this data element if IV thrombolytic therapy was initiated at another hospital and patient was subsequently transferred to this hospital.

Reasons for not administering IV thrombolytic therapy must be explicitly documented or clearly implied (e.g., contraindicated) by a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant. Conditions or factors making the administration of IV thrombolytic inadvisable, inappropriate and/or undesirable are documented. Such conditions may include:

If reasons are not mentioned in the context of thrombolytics, do not make inferences (e.g., do not assume that thrombolytics are not being administered due to recent intracranial surgery unless documentation explicitly states so.)